Heavy Snow Covers Gewiss Stadium, Atalanta Vs Villarreal Match Is Postponed

Heavy snow covers Gewiss Stadium (Twitter @atalanta_bc)

JAKARTA - Bad weather that hit the city of Bergamo, Italy, on Wednesday local time (Thursday Indonesian Western Time), caused heavy snow at the Gewiss Stadium which forced the final Champions League Group F match between Atalanta and Villarreal to be postponed.

According to Antara, the start of the match was originally scheduled for 3.00 a.m. Indonesian Western Time (WIB) and was postponed for 20 minutes while the officers tried to clean the surface of the field.

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🚨❄️ #AtalantaVillarreal has been postponed due to the heavy snowfall. The match will be played tomorrow with kick-off time still to be determined by UEFA.#UCL #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/FKh6vbiKwG

— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) December 8, 2021

However, the snow continued to fall and barely reduced, forcing referee Anthony Taylor to decide the match could not be held.

The match is fighting for one remaining ticket to the last 16 of the Champions League, accompanying Manchester United, which has confirmed the move two weeks ago.

Villarreal, who sit in second place with seven points, need only a draw to lock up a place in the last 16, while Atalanta must win if they are to qualify.

Atalanta's social media said the match would be pushed back to Thursday local time, but UEFA has yet to announce details of the rescheduling of the match.

🚨⚽️ #AtalantaVillarreal si disputerà domani, giovedì 9, alle ore 19.

🚨⚽️ Atalanta-Villarreal will be played tomorrow, Thursday 9, at 19 CET.#UCL #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/bCw1ILKnpl

— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) December 8, 2021